Abbà Pater

Abbà Pater
Studio album by Pope John Paul II
Released	23 March 1999 (1999-03-23)
Genre	Classical, sacred
Length	49:14
Language	Italian, Latin, English
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	and
Compiler	Pope John Paul II

Abbà Pater (English: Good Father) is a devotional album from Pope John Paul II released in 1999 in anticipation of the Great Jubilee for Radio Vaticana. The album reached #175 on the Billboard album chart. The pontiff had reached #126 in 1979 with another album, "Pope John Paul II Sings At The Festival Of Sacrosong." Abbà Pater is made up entirely of original compositions. Many of the lyrics are derived from the Bible and Roman Catholic liturgy. The liner notes are composed in English, Italian, French, Spanish and Portuguese.

Track listing[]

All songs written by , except where noted:

1. "Cercate il Suo Volto" ("English: Seek His Face") – 3:03
2. "Cristo È Liberazione" ("English: Christ Is Freedom") – 3:25
3. "Verbum Caro Factum Est" ("English: The Word Became Flesh") – 1:07
4. "Abbà Pater" – 5:46
5. "Vieni, Santo Spirito" ("English: Come, Holy Spirit") – 9:24
6. "Padre, Ti Chiediamo Perdono" ("English: Father, We Ask Your Forgiveness") – 3:12
7. "Dove C'è Amore C'è Dio" ("English: Where There Is Love, There Is God") (Stefano Mainetti) – 4:06
8. "Padre Della Luce" ("English: Father of Light") – 4:26
9. "Un Comandamento Nuovo" ("English: A New Commandment") (Stefano Mainetti) – 3:00
10. "Madre di Tutte le Genti" ("English: Mother of All Mankind") – 5:37
11. "La Legge Delle Beatitudini" ("English: The Law of the Beatitudes") – 6:08

Personnel[]

• Pope John Paul II – vocals
• , conducted by  – Tracks 2–5, 8, 9–11
• , conducted by Leonardo De Amicis – Tracks 1 and 6
•  – Tracks 3, 4, 7, and 9
•  – Track 4
•  – Track 8
•  – Vocals on tracks 3, 5, and 9

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